[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 120 (Monday, September 10, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1458]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING MR. HERBERT M. SACHS

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                         HON. JOHN P. SARBANES

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 10, 2012

  Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and congratulate 
Herbert M. Sachs for over fifty years of dedicated service to Maryland 
and his longstanding commitment to protecting and improving our 
region's water resources. In the countless water resource management 
projects he led to success, Mr. Sachs has made an indelible mark on our 
state and his efforts will have an enormous impact that will benefit us 
for many years to come.
  From the beginning of his career, Mr. Sachs has been a true leader in 
solving environmental and natural resource issues in Maryland. In the 
early 1960s, Mr. Sachs played a critical role in creating and directing 
both the Maryland Department of Water Resources and the Maryland 
Department of Natural Resources. For more than 40 years, he served in 
various positions at the Maryland Department of Planning as well as 
Director of the Water Resources Administration and Assistant Secretary 
at the Department of Natural Resources, overseeing efforts related to 
water pollution control, water resources management, wastewater 
treatment and flood control.
  Mr. Sachs' model for success is distinguished by the integration and 
collaboration of all stakeholders. While serving as the Executive 
Director of the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin from 
1992 until 1997, Mr. Sachs supervised efforts related to the 
coordination of water supply and activities between Maryland, Virginia, 
West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC. In 1998 he returned to 
the State of Maryland at the Maryland Department of the Environment 
where he worked on the Coastal Bay Restoration Program, the Susquehanna 
River Basin Commission, the Patuxent River Commission and the Potomac 
River Basin, among others. In each position, Mr. Sachs applied his 
unparalleled knowledge and his spirit for team work to ensure that our 
water sources in the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River Basin are 
preserved and protected.
  Over the course of his career, Mr. Sachs has been recognized for his 
expertise, his passion and his good nature. He is a thoughtful leader 
who strives to find new and creative ways to solve problems and give 
back to his community. Mr. Sachs' dedication to the State of Maryland 
and to the conservation of our water resources is commendable and I 
thank him for his many years of outstanding service as well as for his 
visionary leadership and dedication to improving the environment.

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